Supper, admin and the evening wind down

I got home just after 6 p.m.and helped Ella run a bath as we chatted about her day and her new friends. Steve and I ate tea together while she bathed. We try to have all three of us eat tea together as much as possible to chat, but it's challenging due to her limited diet, and it was just too busy tonight!

After her bath, she read to me and then disappeared to go on her iPad. I recorded today's events and responded to emails about training, and Steve cleaned the kitchen. At 8.30 pm, when all electronic devices went off (as usual), Steve sorted supper and chatted with Ella. Then, at 9 p.m., she went upstairs to draw and read in her room, which is our new routine. Sadly, since the summer break, she feels too old to be taken to bed and for bedtime stories!

Steve and I sat down at 9 p.m. to watch TV.  Ella kept coming down, popping her head in to chat and being sent back up to bed for the first half hour before settling. Since the summer break, she seems reluctant to go to sleep, but she was asleep by 9.45 pm. We headed to bed at 10:30 p.m.